74 new coronavirus cases in S'pore bringing total to 1,000; 54 new cases are local with 10 from old folks' home including a 102-year-old

SINGAPORE - The number of coronavirus cases hit 1,000 in Singapore on Wednesday (April 1) with the Ministry of Health announcing 74 new cases.

There were also two new clusters identified. Ten new cases are linked to the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at 1 Thomson Lane and two confirmed cases are linked to a previous case at a dormitory at 55 Sungei Kadut Loop.

There were also more cases at existing clusters: There were six more at the S11 dormitory at Seletar North Link, two more cases at the Westlite Toh Guan dormitory on Toh Guan Road East, one more case linked to the serviced apartment Wilby Residences and one more case linked to the cluster at Hero's, the bar on Circular Road.

All in, 54 of the 74 cases on Wednesday are local cases and 20 are imported. Of the local cases, 29 are linked to previous cases and clusters while 25 are currently unlinked.

Five cases were discharged from hospitals and community isolation facilities, with the number of those recovered now at 245.

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